MCP Tool Reference Critical Risk

pricing

Get Azure retail pricing, cost estimates, and billing details

Part of the Azure MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

Azure/azure-mcp Financial

WHEN AI AGENTS USE THIS TOOL

AI agents use pricing to initiate financial transactions through Azure. Financial operations involve real money and are irreversible once processed. Intercept blocks financial tools by default, requiring explicit human approval with transaction-level limits to prevent unauthorised spending.

WHY ENFORCE A POLICY ON PRICING

pricing moves real money. Without a policy, an autonomous agent could initiate transactions that drain accounts or exceed budgets. Intercept blocks financial tools by default, requiring human-in-the-loop approval with configurable spending limits per transaction and per time window.

RECOMMENDED POLICY

Financial tools involve real money. Block by default and require explicit human approval before enabling.

azure.yaml 
tools:
  pricing:
    rules:
      - action: deny
        reason: "Requires human approval"

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DETAILS

Tool Name

pricing

Category

Financial

MCP Server

Azure MCP Server

Risk Level

Critical

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What does the pricing tool do?

Get Azure retail pricing, cost estimates, and billing details. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Azure MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on pricing?

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for pricing. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Azure MCP server.

What risk level is pricing?

pricing is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit pricing?

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the pricing rule in your Intercept policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block pricing completely?

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for pricing. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides pricing?

pricing is provided by the Azure MCP server (Azure/azure-mcp). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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